prepare the dry ingredients - sift together flour, ground cloves, ground cinnamon, baking soda and salt. add one third of the dry ingredients into the butter, sugar, molasses and egg mixture. mix well. repeat twice with the rest of the flour mixture.

prepare the sugar. take a piece of dough and create a small ball. roll it in the sugar and place on a cookie sheet. press the balls slightly on the cookie sheet. bake the cookies in a preheated oven (180°C) for about 10 minutes.